School News
Semester 2 Leaders
Congratulations to the following students who have been elected to be Semester 2 Class Captains and Environmental Monitors. These new leaders were presented with their badge and certificate at Assembly today.
Class Captains | Environmental Monitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Prep CB | Mariana H Ted G | Eliza W Marcus T |
| Prep MW | Matthew M Alexandra S | Sebastian T Esme N |
| 1EE | Charles Y Teddy G | Marissa L Lilian D |
| 1HB | Myra M Lenny D | Milla S Nixon T |
| 2EO | James K Helena G | Xabi D Milly C |
| 2HC | Ivy O Felix T | Ella D Noah O |
| 3GR | Leo D Lola D | Ollie F Suri B |
| 4JM | Conor C Lucy J | Lachie H Peter A |
| 4MD | Oliver L Charlotte O | Abigail L Mick R |
| 5CB | James L Alaia L | Declan M Alexandra S |
Prep CB
Prep MW
1EE (Charles absent)
1HB (Lenny absent)
2HC
2E0 (James absent)
3GR
4MD
4JM (Lucy absent)
5CB
Prep CB
Prep MW
1EE (Charles absent)
1HB (Lenny absent)
2HC
2E0 (James absent)
3GR
4MD
4JM (Lucy absent)
5CB
Book Covering - Thank you
A huge thank you to our wonderful Parent Helpers who volunteered their time to cover the newly purchased Little Learners Love Literacy resources this week. Your help was very much appreciated.
Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day - Friday 28 July
This term, the Grandparents and Special Friends Day will occur on Friday 28 July. On this day, all Grandparents and Special Friends are invited to visit their special child(ren's) classroom from 8.30am - 9am. We will all then attend the 9.15am Parish Mass. After the Parish Mass, all Grandparents and Special Friends will enjoy a Morning Tea in the MPR from 10am - 10.30am. We look forward to celebrating our Grandparents and Special Friends later this month.
School Musical UPDATE
As mentioned in our last newsletter, we are excited to officially announce that our Disney Lion King Jr School Musical will take place on Monday 9 October and will be held at the Besen Centre (87 to 89 Station Street, Burwood).
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday 26 July at 9am when an Audiri app notification will be sent to all families with the Trybooking code/link. Please keep an eye out for this!
As previously mentioned, families will be able to purchase up to 5 tickets, at this larger venue.
Lion King Costume Workshop - Monday 7 August 8.45am - 12.45pm
Are you crafty and not afraid of the hot glue gun? We need you!
We are seeking 6 volunteer parents/carers to help make various costumes for The Lion King. No sewing involved and all materials supplied. Please see details below.
Lion King Costume Workshop
Monday 7 August (week 5)
In the Art Room @ 8.45am - 12.45pm
If interested and able, please email admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au to register your details.
Many thanks for your consideration and generosity of time, skills and spirit!
Kind Regards,
Nicole Burnes and Libby Mulhall
Updated MACS Policies
As previously communicated last term, from time to time, all Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) are required to amend a number of existing MACS policies and practices as updates are made. At other times, MACS Ltd create new policies that all MACS schools are bound to implement in their school communities.
MACS also require that all MACS schools make the policies and documents listed below publicly available for school communities. This is to maintain compliance with Australian and Victorian government legislation and regulatory requirements and meet MACS’ expectations for communication between schools and their communities.
Some of these amended or updated policies include:
- Anaphylaxis Policy – School Policy
- Child Safety and Wellbeing Recordkeeping Policy
- Code of Conduct – Parents / Guardians / Carers
- Code of Conduct – Students
- Concessional Fees Policy – Primary Schools – School Policy
- Enrolment Agreement
- Enrolment Form
- Enrolment Policy – School Policy
- Enrolment Procedures for MACS schools
- Expulsion of Students Policy – School Policy
- First Aid Policy – School Policy
- ICT Acceptable Use Policy
- Privacy Policy – School Policy
- Student Acceleration and Retention Policy – School Policy
- School Community Safety Order Internal Review Process and Form
- Working with Children Check Policy
All of the above policies have now been amended and have been implemented by all MACS schools as of Monday 10 July, 2023.
These policies can be viewed on our School Website (along with a number of our other existing school policies) which are required to be uploaded/visible to the public - see link below.
https://www.shkew.catholic.edu.au/ourschool
UPDATED MACS CODE OF CONDUCT DOCUMENTS
In regards to the updated MACS Code of Conduct for (Parents/Guardians/Carers) and the MACS Code of Conduct for (Students), these will also be uploaded to Operoo, where parents and students will need to read and sign off that they adhere to the expected conduct and behaviours listed in these documents. These documents are also attached below. Thanks to those parents who have already completed this.
Please note that the new MACS Code of Conduct for (Parents/Guardians/Carers) replaces the Code of Conduct that parents/carers signed off on Operoo at the start of this year.
Thanks for your support and understanding with these updates and for your completion of the relevant Code of Conduct documents.
Garden and Running Clubs
Please note that due to the cold weather approaching, both the Garden and Running Clubs will cease. They will recommence when the weather warms up.
2023 Term Dates
Term 3
Monday 10 July – Friday 15 September (school finishes at 12.45pm)
Term 4
Monday 2 October – Friday 15 December (school finishes at 12.45pm)
2023 School Closure Days
The following days and dates will be School Closure Days in 2023.
Term 4
Monday 6 November (Report Writing Day)
Tuesday 7 November (Melbourne Cup Public Holiday)
Friday 1 December (Planning for 2024)
Miss Peppercorn Lunch Orders - Every Friday
School Lunches are able to be purchased every Friday from Miss Peppercorn. Please see menu below and ordering instructions.